...Selim Ahmed; Dewan Mehrab Ashrafi; Mohammad Faisal Ahammad; Muhammad Khalilur Rahman; Md. Nazmus Sakib Purpose This study examines the role of governance in teamwork, continuous improvement, and patient safety in private hospitals. The current study examines the indirect influence of governance...

... and PROCESS macro by Hayes were used to analyse data. Findings The results show non-significant relationship between the continuous improvement program (CIP), the implementation of methods, multi-skilled competencies/training plans on one hand and the employee’s innovative behaviour on the other. However...

... recommends a model for effective integration of ISO 9001. Originality/value Integrated systems are crucial for consistent process performance and continual improvement in all sectors for sustainable organizational success. Although the ISO 9001 Quality Management System has shown positive impacts...

...: The authors declare no conflict of interest. 01 08 2022 27 11 2022 12 02 2023 13 03 2023 19 04 2023 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Performance ISO 9001 SMEs Continuous improvement Customers satisfaction...

...Richard Scott McLean; Jiju Antony; Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes; Ashutosh Samadhiya Purpose Due to the absence of industry and region-specific implementation guides, change efforts, in particular continuous improvement implementations, continue to report high failure rates. The purpose of this paper...

..., and continuous improvement initiatives such as lean management (LM) or total quality management (TQM) have provided many with a reliable framework enabling them to compete and generate advantages (Goshime et al., 2019 ; Perez et al., 2010 ; Vlachos, 2015). In the case of the Spanish food...

... to continuous improvement and operational excellence (OPEX) personnel. Findings The findings indicate that continuous improvement and OPEX professionals have conflicting views of International Standards Organisation (ISO) 18404. A majority of the participants of the qualitative study suggested, whilst...

... lean Continuous improvement Work stress Team development Kennisnet, a Dutch governmental organization Work stress of teachers and other employees in education is a persevering problem as there are many contributing factors. In American primary education, a study of Stauffer...

... in order to explore and better understand the unique attributes of risks associated with project-driven supply chains for continuously improving the quality of both processes and products. Design/methodology/approach Theoretically grounded in the framework of Bayesian Belief Networks and Game theory...

...Madjid Tavana; Akram Shaabani; Naser Valaei Purpose Delivering premium services and quality products are critical strategies for success in manufacturing. Continuous improvement (CI), as an underlying foundation for quality management, is an ongoing effort allowing manufacturing companies to see...

... associated strategies to raise success rate of TQM implementation. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Total quality management Barriers Continuous improvement Developing countries Factor analysis Readymade garment industry...

...Bryan Rodgers; Jiju Antony Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical analysis of publications relating to the use of continuous improvement (CI) methodologies, such as Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma over a 17-year period, to identify the themes and gaps, while informing...

...Fredrik Backlund; Erik Sundqvist Purpose There are limited studies of continuous improvement (CI) from the perspective of a project-based organization (PBO). Hence, the purpose of this paper is to explore challenges that PBOs may encounter when applying CI. Design/methodology/approach...

... and techniques used to reduce or eliminate variations of the production processes, or services, in order to improve the efficiency, reliability and quality (Steingrad and Fitzgibbons, 1993). Other authors (Vuppalapati et al., 1995) define TQM as a management philosophy for continuous improvement...

...Richard Scott McLean; Jiju Antony Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review current continuous improvement implementation models and frameworks, and present a new conceptual framework tailored specifically to the needs of UK manufacturing companies. Design/methodology/approach The paper...

... Continuous improvement Lean Six Sigma Operational excellence Process excellence Quality improvement (QI) or continuous improvement (CI) has become an important business strategy for many organizations today across the globe, despite of their nature and size. This includes manufacturers, financial...

... be contacted at: sb485@hw.ac.uk 10 03 2015 06 10 2015 06 10 2015 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Critical success factors Continuous improvement Food industry Statistical process control Quality control...

... validate the conclusions. Findings – The improvement work at the case company is organized as a continuous improvement approach in a Lean Production system in the form of a company-specific production system (XPS), in which two other improvement approaches are incorporated. Some of the identified...

... motivation for these teams. Dr Naceur Jabnoun can be contacted at: anas_suhail@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Government Strategy Continuous improvement Integration Excellence Quality awards Quality award models such as the Malcolm Baldrige National...

... at: david.hollingworth@und.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Employee turnover Corporate social responsibility Continuous improvement Employee attitudes Organizational commitment Corporate activities impact, for good and for ill, individuals within and outside organizational boundaries...